TIRITEA

Manawatu Standard, Volume LV, Issue 90, 14 March 1935, Page 11

TIRITEA

(From Our Own ' Correspondent.) TIRITEA, March 12. Tlie Tiritea School and Women’s Institute held a successful combined picnic at Bledisloe Park. The day was bright and fine and a happy time was spent. Lunch was served under the trees. After lunch a lengthy sports programme was enjoyed, those in charge being Mrs Andrews for the Women’s Institute and Mrs Sinclair (teacher), Messrs Greer, Shore, Knudsen and Kilsby for the school. The results of the races were: Boys, over 12, Oswald Greer 1, Hardie Croucher 2, Keith Wiillia.ms 3; girls over 11, Lorna Sewers l, Zola Toms 2," Molly Hocking 3; boys over 10, Alex Shore 1, Desmond Colpman 2, Jack Sawers 3; girls over 8, Dorothy Greer 1, Anne Cameron 2, Beryle Jensen 3; boys, David Lyons 1, Neil Jensen 2 k Charlie Shero 3; primer boys, John Andrews 1, Basil Tailor 2, Eric Sawers 3; sack race, Laurie Tailor 1, Oswald Greer 2; sack race, No. 2, Charlie Shere 1, Jack Sawers 2, Eric Sawers 3; egg and spoon race, Zola Toms 1, Pat Jensen 2, Anne Cameron 3; three-legged race, Lorna Sawers and Pat Jensen 1, Jack Sawers and Oswald Greer 2, Neil Jensen and Laurie Tailor 3; wheelbarrow race, Oswald Greer and Hardie Croucher 1. Keith Williams and Neil Jensen 2; handicap event for Mr Andrews’s special prize, Basil FosterPratt. 1, Jack Sawers 2; consolation race. Earle Andrews 1, Billy Brogdon 2, Gordon Perry 3; seniors, Ken Knudson 1,. Deshiond Colpman 2, Alex Shere. 3: young ladies’ race, Miss B. Greer 1, Miss M. Smith 2, Miss.M. Hasloch 3; young men’s race, Nelson Greer 1, Colin Greer 2, Jim Kilgarriff 3; married ladies, Women’s Institute members, Mrs Shere’s prize, MrsCraven 1, Mrs Andrews 2, Mrs A. Bril! 1 3; Women’s Institute young ladies’ race, Mrs Brill’s prize. Miss M. Hasloch and Miss M. Smith, tie, 1, Miss Doris Smitl i 2, Miss M. Kilgarriff 3: chain-stepping, Mrs A. Brill 1, Mrs Kerslake 2. Mrs Greer 3; blind-folded novelty event, Knight andi Day’s prize, ladies, Mrs McCormick 1: Mrs Andrews’s prize, men, Mr W. Brogdon 1, lucky number event, Mrs McFartan.c-’s prize, Mrs Shere 1; Mrs Kyle’s prize, Miss Doris Smith 2; Mrs Smith’s prize, Miss M. Smith 3. At a suitable interval, Mr G. H. Bennett, Palmerston North, presented the prizes won during the past year to the boys and girls, as follow : Premier, 1, John Andrews, Basil Tailor, Tom' Kilsby, Anne Cameron, Put Greer, Norma, Galoway; primer 4, Earle Andrews, Eric Sawers; Standard 1, Charlie Shere, Dorothy Greer, Lorna Reilly; Standard 3, Beryle Jensen, Jack Sawers. Molly Hock-, ing, Zola Toms; Standard 5, Laurie Tailor, Desmond Colpman, Alex Shero; Standard 6, Lorna Sawers, Pat Jensen,' Hardie Croucher, Basil Foster-Pratt, Keith Williams, Oswald Greer; proficiency pupils. Joan Andrews, Jim Kilsby, Ken Knudsen; special prize, dux of school, 1934, Joan Andrews; special prize hardest worker, Ken Knudsen; special prize, most improved pupil Oswald Greer; special prize, sewing Pat Jensen. The children gave cheers for Mr Bennett and Mrs Sinclair (teacher). Mr Greer, chairman' of the School Committee, thanked the parents for their help in making the picnic the success it undoubtedly was. The annual meeting of the Moments Institute was held at Mrs I*. N. Andrews’s residence. There was a very good attendance of members and visitois. Mrs Andrews presided and extended a welcome to all present. Mrs Shere was elected president for 1935, Mrs Andrews not seeking re-election, and Miss Margaret Smith was elected 'secretary (Miss Kilsby also declined re-election): vice-presidents, Mrs Andrews and Mrs Milner; distributor, Mrs Brill; Press correspondent, Miss Doris Smith; committee, Mesdames Shere, Andrews, Milner, Brill, Kilgarriff. Knowles, Hasloch and McFarlane.. Misses Hasloch. D. Smith, M. Kilgarriff, M. Smith and R Kilsby. Seven new members were we - corned —Mesdames Sowry, Bnghtwell. Flood, Jamieson, Greer and Misses M. Milner and M. McFarlane A written competition in charge 4 of Miss 1). onntli was won by Mrs Andrews, the prize being donated by Mrs B. Kilsby and a competition for soap resulted, Mrs Milgarriff L Mrs Pinfold 2; bread, Miss M. Kilgarriff 1, Mrs Kilgarriff 2, Mrs Shere 3. was decided to hold the institutes third birthday in the Aoknutcro Hall on March 22. The hostesses, Mrs B. Kilsby and Miss Doris Smith, served afternoon tea Mrs E. Hasloch is on holiday in Weilington. Mrs B. H. Smith is spending a holiday at Plimmerton Beach Mr J. lam of Masterton, is spending a ho-iday with Mr B. 11. Smith. Mr H. B. Smith has returned homo from a lengthy holiday spent in the Wairarapa and at 1 etone.